Victorian Current Acts

COURT SERVICES VICTORIA ACT 2014

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Object  

   PART 2--COURT SERVICES VICTORIA

   5.      Court Services Victoria  
   6.      Official seal  
   7.      Court Services Victoria represents the Crown  
   8.      Function of the Court Services Victoria  
   9.      Powers of Court Services Victoria  

   PART 3--THE COURTS COUNCIL

           Division 1--Establishment and functions and powers of the Courts Council

   10.     Establishment of the Courts Council  
   11.     Functions and powers of the Courts Council  

           Division 2--Members of the Courts Council

   12.     Membership of the Courts Council  
   13.     Judicial member of Courts Council may nominate person to act in his or her absence  
   14.     Appointed members of Courts Council  

           Division 3--Procedures and decisions of the Courts Council

   15.     Procedures of the Courts Council  
   16.     Decisions which may be incompatible with integrity of a jurisdiction or functions of the Supreme Court  

           Division 4--Governance principles

   17.     Duties of the members of the Courts Council  
   18.     Duties of Council  
   19.     Committees  
   20.     Application of provisions of Part 5 of the Public Administration Act 2004  

           Division 5--General

   21.     Protection from liability  

   PART 4--STAFF OF COURT SERVICES VICTORIA

           Division 1--Chief Executive Officer

   22.     Appointment of Chief Executive Officer  
   23.     Vacancy  
   24.     Removal from office  
   25.     Functions and powers  
   26.     Chief Executive Officer has functions of public service body Head  
   27.     Chief Executive Officer is accountable officer  
   28.     Delegation  
   29.     Acting Chief Executive Officer  

           Division 2--Court Chief Executive Officers

   30.     Appointment of Court Chief Executive Officers  
   31.     Vacancy  
   32.     Removal from office  
   33.     Functions and powers  
   34.     Acting Court Chief Executive Officer  
   35.     Employment prior to commencement  

           Division 2A--Chief executive officer of Judicial College of Victoria

   35A.    Employment of chief executive officer of Judicial College of Victoria  
   35B.    Functions of chief executive officer of Judicial College of Victoria  

           Division 3--Other staff of Court Services Victoria

   36.     Employees other than judicial employees  
   37.     Application of Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004  
   38.     Transfer of staff performing internal administration of jurisdiction  
   39.     Use of services of other employees  

   PART 5--ANNUAL REPORT AND BUDGET

   40.     Annual report—Additional requirements  
   41.     Budget  

   PART 6--GENERAL

   42.     Regulations  

   PART 7--TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

           Division 1--Transfer of staff

   43.     Transfer of staff employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004  
   44.     Transfer of judicial employees  
   45.     Transfer does not affect employment continuity  

           Division 2--Transfer of assets and liabilities

   46.     Definitions  
   47.     Appointed day  
   48.     Preparation of allocation statement  
   49.     Property transferred to Court Services Victoria  
   50.     Allocation of property etc. subject to encumbrances  
   51.     Substitution of party to agreement  
   52.     Proceedings  
   53.     DOJ instruments  
   54.     Registrar of Titles to make necessary recordings  
   55.     Taxes  
   56.     Evidence  
   57.     Validity of things done under this Division  

           Division 3--Management of Crown land

   58.     Vesting of management of Crown land in Court Services Victoria  

           Division 4--Other transitional provisions

   58A.    Transitional provision—Court Services Victoria and Other Acts Amendment Act 2015  
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